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Woolum, Arkansas

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1992. It stands in St. Joe Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72675. It stands on Richland Creek. The Survey maps it on the Eula quadrangle.

Woolum within Searcy County

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 surveys from 20 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

188 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 188 fires within 5 miles of Woolum between 1994 and 2020, burning about 16,159 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 81 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Arson/incendiarism81
Missing data/not specified/undetermined62
Debris and open burning23
Natural14
Recreation and ceremony7
Equipment and vehicle use1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
2 August 2012Natural1.2 acresBuffalo National RiverMCCUTCHEON GAP SOUTH
24 July 2011Arson/incendiarism8.0 acresBuffalo National RiverHANGOVER BLUFF
20 July 2012Naturalunder an acreBuffalo National RiverMT. HERSEY
18 July 2005Natural3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
13 July 2000Arson/incendiarismunder an acreBuffalo National RiverWOOLUMPILE
7 June 1997Arson/incendiarism120 acresBuffalo National RiverFLAT ROCK
20 June 2012Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreBuffalo National RiverCAVE CREEK CHUTE
18 June 1998Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreBuffalo National RiverBUCKET FIR

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Searcy County

Mines and quarries near this place

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Woolum: 6 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Zinc, Lead, Zinc, Lead, Dolomite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
ConfederateLead, ZincPast Producer
Old Granby MineLead, Zinc, DolomitePast Producer
Belle of Wichita MineLead, ZincPast Producer
Bald HillZincPast Producer
CampbellZincPast Producer
MarkhamZincOccurrence
YountZincPast Producer

Every working recorded in Searcy County

Storms near this place

4 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Woolum in 4 storm reports between 2008 and 2014: 2 flood, 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 2008FloodWoolum$500,000Heavy rain caused the Buffalo River at St. Joe to crest above major flood level. The river crested at the third highest crest of history. There was some minor damage to county roads and infrastructure. National Park facilities were also damaged with losses to campgrounds and other park facilities.
April 2008FloodWoolum$150,000The Buffalo River near St. Joe stream gage rose to moderate flood level after heavy rainfall in the upper portion of the watershed. While mostly a wildness area, some recreational facilities were damaged by flooding. Some road damage was also reported in the county near the river crossings.
September 2014Thunderstorm WindWoolum$5,000Some trees were blown down.
July 2013HailWoolum-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Searcy County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Point Peter1.8 miles20
Hall (historical)3.2 miles20
Horn Mountain (historical)4.3 miles20
Blanco4.8 miles19
Eula4.9 miles20
Clutes (historical)4.9 miles16
Dry Creek (historical)5.3 miles20
Snowball5.6 miles19

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 74184. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.